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The caput of the World Health Organization connected Monday (June 8, 2026) visited Uganda, wherever a deadly Ebola outbreak has killed 2 radical aft spreading from the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo.
The WHO has declared an planetary wellness exigency implicit the existent outbreak, which was announced connected May 15 successful the northeastern DRC.
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus precocious besides visited the DRC, which has seen 515 confirmed Ebola infections, including 91 deaths, according to the UN wellness agency.
“I americium successful Uganda, wherever the authorities has mounted a punctual and susceptible effect to the outbreak of Ebola,” Mr. Tedros wrote connected X.
“Screening astatine the borders helped observe cases arriving from neighbouring DRC, and the country’s surveillance, investigating and lawsuit absorption systems are doing dependable work,” helium said.
The WHO chief, aboriginal connected Monday (June 8, 2026), met a elder Ugandan wellness ministry official, a WHO spokesperson successful Geneva told AFP.
“Of the 19 confirmed cases truthful far, 14 were among radical who entered from DRC and 5 are Ugandan nationals,” Mr. Tedros said connected X.
“Sadly, 2 radical from DRC person died, and our thoughts are with their families,” helium added.
It is the 17th Ebola outbreak to deed the DRC, a immense cardinal African state of much than 100 cardinal people.
There is nary circumstantial vaccine oregon attraction for the Bundibugyo Ebola strain down the latest outbreak.
Mr. Tedros said the WHO was supporting Uganda alongside the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention and different partners crossed the portion “as the state leads this response”.
“With continued collaboration, I americium assured this outbreak tin beryllium brought nether control,” helium added.
